Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 3, Tottenham vs. Valencia (Wed Mar 26)


                            Tottenham  |  Valencia
                              4-4-2 A  |  5-1-2-2 C
                          Gary Kevany  |  Steve Talbot
                                       |
                       Hugo_Lloris GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                           S_Howey DF  |  DF D_Carvajal
                           K_Zouma DF  |  DF L_Blanc
                            E_Donk DF  |  DF A_Laporte
                       A_Gilchrist DF  |  DF M_Materazzi
                        I_Gundogan MF  |  DF E_Moretti
                              Zeuz MF  |  DM M_Harrington
                      P_Gasgoingne MF  |  MF L_Yamal
                         T_Andrews MF  |  MF Z_Zidane
                          C_Palmer FW  |  FW A_Hunter
                          C_Nkunku FW  |  FW R_K_Muani
                                       |
                          D_Gogean SUB |  SUB V_Valdes
                           A_Salto SUB |  SUB A_Paredes
                          J_Castro SUB |  SUB A_Johnston
                            Moreto SUB |  SUB Yannick_Tonye
                          M_Mudryk SUB |  SUB E_Smith_Rowe

Referee: P_Ilic (Serbia)


Min. 4  :(vla) L_Yamal gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds A_Laporte
          ...  C_Palmer with the tackle
          ...  P_Ilic will want to speak to him
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 4  :(tth) Zeuz is on the ground motionless!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 4  :(tth) Moreto will replace Zeuz and play MF
Min. 5  :(tth) T_Andrews takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past D_Carvajal
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  But L_Blanc wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Gundogan chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to A_Gilchrist
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt palms it behind
          ...  P_Ilic has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 5  :(vla) D_Carvajal with the cross-field pass to A_Hunter
          ...  P_Gasgoingne is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Harrington!
          ...  It is cleared by S_Howey
Min. 11 :(tth) C_Palmer takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  E_Moretti with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 18 :(tth) P_Gasgoingne is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to C_Palmer
          ...  M_Harrington pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 19 :(tth) E_Donk looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Moreto
          ...  L_Blanc pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
Min. 20 :(vla) M_Materazzi sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  L_Yamal runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  L_Yamal with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 23 :(tth) C_Nkunku runs towards the goal
          ...  C_Nkunku hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 23 :(vla) R_K_Muani loses E_Donk
          ...  Moreto intercepts the pass
Min. 25 :(vla) E_Moretti moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_K_Muani
          ...  But A_Gilchrist wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 26 :(vla) L_Yamal takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  L_Yamal drives it towards goal !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  And Valencia are leading in the game now
          ...  Tottenham 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 28 :(tth) C_Palmer with a real burst of pace
          ...  The ball hits A_Laporte in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 29 :(vla) A_Hunter is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  Moreto fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  P_Ilic calls him for a talk
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 32 :(vla) E_Moretti with a smart pass to M_Materazzi
          ...  C_Palmer with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
Min. 32 :(tth) C_Nkunku breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  L_Blanc brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  P_Ilic reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 33 :(tth) A_Gilchrist flicks it over D_Carvajal and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Gilchrist fires a shot at goal !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 33 :(vla) L_Yamal finds R_K_Muani on the edge of the box
          ...  R_K_Muani fires a shot at goal !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 34 :(tth) T_Andrews is injured. He's unable to continue
Min. 34 :(tth) A_Salto comes on for T_Andrews and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 35 :(vla) L_Blanc sidesteps S_Howey
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  L_Blanc with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  P_Ilic has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 39 :(tth) A_Salto moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Palmer
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Z_Zidane picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 40 :(vla) L_Yamal takes advantage of a mistake by K_Zouma
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  L_Yamal fires the shot in!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris was beaten there!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(tth) C_Nkunku takes advantage of a mistake by D_Carvajal
          ...  C_Nkunku hits the ball first time!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Tottenham 0-1 Valencia

Min. 51 :(tth) C_Palmer gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But D_Carvajal reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 51 :(vla) R_K_Muani breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  E_Donk brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 51 :(vla) E_Moretti feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  L_Yamal runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  L_Yamal hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris was beaten there!
Min. 53 :(vla) R_K_Muani plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  R_K_Muani hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Z_Zidane hits it into the box!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes the catch!
Min. 55 :(vla) Z_Zidane finds R_K_Muani in the box
          ...  R_K_Muani with the drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Valencia fans go wild!
          ...  Tottenham 0-2 Valencia ...
Min. 56 :(vla) L_Yamal looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Laporte
          ...  A_Laporte has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 57 :(vla) E_Moretti pass splits open the defence and finds R_K_Muani
          ...  But S_Howey spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 59 :(vla) L_Yamal with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Laporte gets on the end of the pass
          ...  K_Zouma wins the ball
Min. 61 :(tth) P_Gasgoingne finds C_Palmer with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  A_Laporte rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  What s P_Ilic going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 63 :(tth) I_Gundogan finds the run of C_Nkunku
          ...  A_Laporte with a terrible tackle
          ...  P_Ilic tells him to calm his game down a bit
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  C_Palmer with the thundering drive
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt was caught out there
          ...  Tottenham 1-2 Valencia ...
Min. 65 :(tth) K_Zouma latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  K_Zouma shapes up for a shot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 67 :(vla) Z_Zidane with the dribble
          ...  E_Donk is easily beaten
          ...  Z_Zidane with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  Hugo_Lloris with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 67 :(tth) P_Gasgoingne crosses to C_Palmer
          ...  E_Moretti with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 68 :(vla) M_Harrington plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Z_Zidane keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  But A_Gilchrist wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Laporte plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes the catch!
Min. 69 :(vla) Z_Zidane beats A_Salto
          ...  Z_Zidane with a blistering shot !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 71 :(vla) A_Paredes is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Laporte is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 72 :(tth) A_Salto with the diagonal pass I_Gundogan
          ...  M_Materazzi tackles cleanly
Min. 73 :(vla) R_K_Muani takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  R_K_Muani with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 74 :(vla) A_Johnston comes on for E_Moretti and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 74 :(vla) R_K_Muani with the first time flick to Z_Zidane
          ...  K_Zouma wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 76 :(vla) A_Hunter dribbles it into the box
          ...  E_Donk forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Harrington curls it into the box!
          ...  S_Howey reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 77 :(tth) I_Gundogan with the diagonal pass C_Palmer
          ...  C_Palmer has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt falls over
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 80 :(tth) P_Gasgoingne has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Paredes
          ...  He puts in C_Nkunku!
          ...  A_Paredes recovers to win the ball back
Min. 81 :(tth) C_Nkunku gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  C_Nkunku flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 83 :(tth) P_Gasgoingne chips the ball over the defence and finds E_Donk
          ...  But A_Johnston puts the ball out of play
Min. 83 :(vla) L_Blanc gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_K_Muani
          ...  R_K_Muani tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 84 :(vla) Yannick_Tonye is being brought on
          ...  M_Harrington is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 84 :(vla) E_Smith_Rowe is coming on and A_Hunter is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(vla) R_K_Muani with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past K_Zouma
          ...  R_K_Muani must beat Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 91 :(vla) Z_Zidane with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_K_Muani
          ...  A skilful effort from R_K_Muani !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 92 :(vla) Z_Zidane sidesteps K_Zouma
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Z_Zidane lobs Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Graham Brown Memorial Stadium
Attendance           : 105,000
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : P_Gasgoingne
Scorers              : C_Palmer (63)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Palmer (4), E_Donk (51)
Injured              : Zeuz (4), T_Andrews (34)
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : R_K_Muani (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Yamal (26), R_K_Muani (55)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Blanc (32), E_Moretti (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Tottenham    |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       16
Off target           :           3        |       7
On target            :           5        |       9
Possession           :          27        |       73
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       4
Fouls                :          11        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :           9        |       14
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Final Score          : Tottenham 1 - 2 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Hugo_Lloris    GK  39   3   2   3  13 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
S_Howey        DF   2  32   1   3  27 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
K_Zouma        DF   1  31   8   3  38 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
E_Donk         DF   3  29  13   7  42 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -2  -2
A_Gilchrist    DF   2  28   1   5  20 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  50   0  10
I_Gundogan     MF   2   3  32   1  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Zeuz           MF   1   1  29  16  29 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Gasgoingne   MF   1  18  27   3  29 |  95   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   5  55 -20
T_Andrews      MF   1  17  27   8  41 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Palmer       FW   1   2   5  33  34 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  28
C_Nkunku       FW   2   1   1  32  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Gogean       GK  23   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Salto        MF   2  26  11   5  11 |  61   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Castro       DF   1  26   9   6  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Moreto         MF   2  21  26   9  12 |  91   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
M_Mudryk       FW   2   5   4  29  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Thorstvedt   GK  30   3   4   2  21 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  32   6   3  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
L_Blanc        DF   2  29  10   5  38 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  23  13   3
A_Laporte      DF   1  29   7   3  28 |  72   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0   5
M_Materazzi    DF   1  27  11   5  15 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
E_Moretti      DF   2  26  25   6  28 |  75   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  43  63  18
M_Harrington   DM   2  21  26   6  36 |  85   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
L_Yamal        MF   1   1  30  18  27 |  95   0   0   4   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  60  25
Z_Zidane       MF   1   3  27  20  28 |  95   0   1   2   1   3   0   0   0   0  25  50   5
A_Hunter       FW   3   9   7  32  42 |  85   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_K_Muani      FW   1   3   5  31  40 |  95   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0  20  35  65
V_Valdes       GK  29   2   5   2  46 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Paredes      DF   2  28   5   4  28 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
A_Johnston     DF   1  24  10   4  17 |  20   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Yannick_Tonye  MF   2   7  26  25  30 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Smith_Rowe   FW   1   6  26  22  36 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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